With a shrinking delta in cap rates between assets of different vintage, many investors opt to go with lower risk newer properties and fewer capital expenditures.

For two years, headlines have screamed about a bloodbath in the office sector. Research from Moody’s Analytics shows those headlines have little in common with reality.

Total returns for the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index are down 20 percent year-to-date amid broader macroeconomic concerns, but REIT balance sheets and real estate fundamentals remain on solid footing.

“We’re seeing a slowdown in our order intake in the construction sector, and those customers are typically the fastest to react,” said Rob Van Gils, CEO of Hammerer Aluminum Industries.

Ghost kitchens were a pandemic winner. But with people coming back to indoor dining and starting to watch their spending, the sector is experiencing some growing pains.

The firm will be fined for failing to produce documents subpoenaed in a New York investigation of Donald Trump’s company.

Some investors and analysts believe that the publicly-traded REIT sector could outperform the broader stock market in the near term.

As one of the world’s biggest property investors, Brookfield has also been doubling down on the return of workers to their offices after the pandemic.

Rising rates and inflation are making it hard for foreign investors to assign correct valuations to assets. But experts say those are temporary setbacks and cross-border investment will rebound.